Tag Archives: adventure
My Grandma, the Pilot
When her youngest graduated from college, my grandmother decided she wanted to be a pilot. She completed ground school, but that’s as far as she went. When we grandchildren were born, she was widowed, living on a teacher’s salary in … Continue reading
Privilege of Travel
Travel is an enormous privilege. As a writer and a professor, I get to move through the world in a way that was out of reach for my ancestors and is still out of reach for many people. I’m grateful … Continue reading
Summer Flourish
It’s that exclamation point at the end – the hats off cheering when the work is finished – when we get to reel in the beauty of all that’s grown and flourished around us. It is so good to make … Continue reading
Moment
This reminds me of something I’d been thinking a lot lately, so I tell Beckham. It’s the difference between a moment and the moment. What is a part of our longer journey, and what is the defining part that changes everything, and how can … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 